पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 8, 1894 CE

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BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।

"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1301

Malayalam Era: 1070

Nanakshahi: 425

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	233.59°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	352.21°	Mīna	Revatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	2.21°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	217.55°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	71.55°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	236.88°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	192.02°	Tulā	Svātī P2

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:07 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:39 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:12 – 10:31
Yamaganda	13:10 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla	06:32 – 07:52
Varjyam	06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:32 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:52 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:12 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:31 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:51 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:10 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:50 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:09 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:30 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:10 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:51 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:31 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:12 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:52 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1824705.27
Julian Day	2413170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	120.38°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.3853°), declination -22.70°, EoT 7.30 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1894-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)